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swappiness

swappiness noun: a setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.

Noun

swappiness (uncountable)

  1. A setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.
    • How frequently a Linux server utilizes swap is referred to as its swappiness. By default, the swappiness value on a Linux server is typically set to 60.2016, Jay LaCroix, Mastering Ubuntu Server, page 187

Origin of swappiness

From swap + -y + -ness.

Questions about swappiness

What does swappiness mean?
Swappiness means a setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.
What part of speech is swappiness?
Swappiness is a noun.

Words near swappiness in the dictionary

  1. swapped places
  2. swapped spit
  3. swapper
  4. swappers
  5. swappie
  6. swappiness
  7. swapping
  8. swapping horses in midstream
  9. swapping in
  10. swapping out
  11. swapping over

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